My Friendly Neighborhood is kind of like a wonderfully odd mashup of Five Nights at Freddy’s and Call of Duty. The title has players exploring a closed television studio for a children’s show where all of the formerly family friendly puppets have come to life and gone completely mad.
Killer Frequency is an incredibly unique horror puzzle adventure. It uses a first-person interface, but instead of pelting players with jump scares or waves of monsters, it challenges them to try and save desperate people who call into a late-night radio show looking to escape a deadly serial killer stalking a small town.
Transmogrify is a unique puzzle platformer that challenges players to brave waves of enemies, hitting them with a sci-fi transmogrification ray that turns them into something more useful, like building blocks which can then be used to escape levels or to climb ever higher.
Age of Wonders 4 was designed to heavily support player customization of their heroes, societies and armies, leading to a sandbox experience that is not to be missed for fans of turn based, 4X strategy titles.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is clearly one of the best RPGs released for the Nintendo Switch console, but it also probably should be thought of as one of the best RPGs of all time. It’s truly an epic tale that is simply a joy to experience.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill turns the key on the retro-themed racer Sunrise GP. Developer Gamedust has created a really entertaining experience for the Nintendo Switch that looks like a classic arcade title but drives like a modern racer.
Game Art, a book by Matt Sainsbury, is a collection of concept art and behind-the-scenes interviews from videogame developers from companies like Square Enix, Bioware and Ubisoft as well as independent but influential studios like Tale of Tales and Compulsion Games.
Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill hits the mean streets of Rough Justice 84, a title that challenges players to run a rough and tumble detective agency in the 1980s. There is big hair, shoulder pads, IBM PC computers, flashy cars, neon lights and more crime than you can shake a cassette tape at this week.
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle adventure title that has players building many different stories using pieces that represent backgrounds, characters and plot points. It offers interesting puzzle-solving gameplay that should appeal to anyone who enjoys a good tale and puzzle adventures.
Dungeons and Dragons has traditionally been played mostly in the minds of its players and dungeon masters. Meanwhile, the Dragonlance campaign realm was created for more tactical combat opportunities, and the Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn Board Game doubles down on that.
